Wrong Again..

Fellow stand members again I have been proven wrong. Starting last night with the football. Germany were clearly not good enough and as a result Spain waltzed to the Eur opean Championship. It certainly could have been more then the 1-0 final score line as well. I guess I am not to upset as it meant I collected on the office sweep stake (£20) Well done Spain and will be interesting to see if they can keep it up with the World Cup next.

I have to laugh though as colleagues at work are adamant that if England were there they would have made the final at least……Umm, do people actually live in the same country as me? My question to them is how would England have made the final? In my opinion after watching the recent tournament England have a lot to learn. I actually believe that England will struggle to beat Croatia again in the upcoming qualifiers. They seem to play the game at such a slow tempo compared to everyone else in world football for one. Also they don’t seem desperate enough ala the Turks or even Italy escaping out of the group of death. I guess we shall see soon enough.

Interesting what is going on regarding the tennis. My prediction of Nadal not making it to the final still stands although he is on fire admittedly. Just watching Murray dig deep against Gasquet in the fourth set tie breaker. I really need him to go through as he realistically could derail Nadals challange although the pirates knee injury could hamper him.

I was thinking to make this blog more interesting and to also put my money where my mouth is to open a sports betting account and putting my thoughts into action instead of talking about it. I would then report the progress to you all.

Your thoughts and feedback on this?

Man in the Stand

 

 

I was wrong..

Yes, I was wrong regarding the cricket yesterday. Actually thought England would get their act together and knock the kiwis off but could not have more wrong. England in my opinion were a joke. Tim Ambrose is rubbish. Watching him is like looking at a rabbit in headlights. I am not really sure why Phil Mustard was dropped. I would go as far to say that Matt Prior could also be in line a recall. I cannot see Ambrose doing anything against the South Africans as he  does not offer  a presence behind the stumps or with the bat. Ian Bell is another who should be dropped. Yet again a start but not kicking on. Shah should be moved up the order for the SA series. As a prediction I think SA will take the test series 2-1 and the one dayers 4-1. My last thoughts / comments about the recent one day series with NZ is that England were arrogant in failing to realise that the kiwis can play decent one day cricket.  They are not ranked 4th in the world for nothing.

The Tri Nations kicks of this Saturday in Wellington and to me South Africa should be to strong. Yes I hear you say they are playing the All Blacks at home but I think the blacks are weak and without Richie McCaw they will stuggle. My pick is a SA win by 10 points.

Football tonight and I think Germany will be to strong.

Any thoughts / feedback welcomed.

Man in the Stand

 

 

 

 

Friday Thoughts

Fellow stand members, my predictions are looking good so far. Spain v Germany (good v bad) I still believe the cricket tomorrow will be a England win with the new skipper KP fronting up…..Tennis is getting interesting. Still stand by Roger F but could A Murray be a spanner in the works? Hope the weekend of sport delivers some top action.

Man in the Stand

 

 

Thoughts

Greetings fellow stand members. I have settled in for the footie, Spain v Russia. My pick as previously mentioned ze Germans made it through. Dreadful game and they how unlucky were Turkey? As for tonight I am going Spain as per my office sweep stake. (go the £20!!)

Now, the cricket? No surprise re the result but as for the poor sportsmanship shown by a Mr Collingwood and crew!! Poor, very poor. It shows to me that he is under immense pressure but to not call back the kiwi bat is shocking. As for for the pretend Englishman KP removing the bails, poor also. However as cheats never prosper the end result was just cause I thought. It sets it up nicely for Saturday at Lords. I am picking a England win there. I cannot see them losing three in a row.

The tennis seems to be going through the typical week one blowouts (bar Djokovic) Seeded players hammering the lesser ranked. I still stand by my Nadal predication of not making the final.

On that note I am going to sign out and watch the game. (how bad is Pleaty as a commentator?)

Any feedback greatly appreciated.

Man in the Stand

 

 

 

First Posting

Greetings fellow men in the stand. As the average man in the stand I watch a fair bit of sport and like to think I am up to date and aware of most major sports events / occasions that occur in the United Kingdom. Presently we are in the early days at Wimbledon, at the end of a cricket series (Eng v NZ) and of course the business end of the European Football Championships.

I thought I would use this blog as a forum to voice my thoughts and opinions on sports events and happenings. For example, I think that Germany will win the European Football Champs. I appreciate everyone is bleating on about Spain and I actually drew Spain in my office draw but deep down I think ze Germans will do the business. I also think that they will be playing Russia in the final.

As for the tennis, if Roger F does not win Wimbledon again I will put large amounts of ketchup on my hat and eat it.  He is the king of SW19 and I also think Nadal will not actually make the final. Yes, I hear you say he won the French etc but he cannot sustain it and will go at the semis if not beforehand.

Lastly, the cricket. The word to describe the English performance in Bristol on Saturday is choke. There are only two world class players in that team, KP and Colly. The rest are untested and unproven. I think the Oval tomorrow will see the Kiwis take the game as the momenteum is with them. Big Jed Oram is back and the kiwis have a spring in their step after the  Bristol choke.  Ross Taylor and Bazz McCullum have yet to get going and a flat deck at the Oval could spell danger for Collys crew.

Right, now I have got that of my chest I will wait and see if my theories are proved correct over the next few days. Any feedback or comments are appreciated.

Man in the Stand